The Audacity to Podcast

Make your WordPress website load faster with simple, free ways. You may not even have to upgrade your web-hosting! 1. Use a caching plugin 2. Remove features or plugins 3. Find better plugins 4. Remove images 5. Optimize images 6. Display stuff only where needed 7. Offload when possible Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Get your international podcast reviews emailed to you automatically! http://MyPodcastReviews.com/ Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/200 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast.com MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Podcasting can have many milestones—episode numbers, birthdays, and more. Here are some suggestions for celebrating your podcast milestones. Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/201 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

To celebrate the 200th episode of my podcast about podcasting, I talk with John Lee Dumas about his massive podcasting success and pull tips and tricks we can use to grow our own podcasts. John Lee Dumas is now making over $200,000 per month because of his podcast, and he gets almost 1,000,000 downloads per month from Entrepreneur on Fire. He didn't achieve this success overnight. In fact, it took a lot of hard work, time, and money to reach that success. Listen to the episode to hear John's answers to each of these questions. Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/200 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Audello is a new podcasting service designed to help you build your email list, grow your audience, and build your business. It's launch was accompanied with a lot of hype. Audello has been called revolutionary as well as "snake-oil sellers." I'm going to cut through all the hype and reveal some of the truths about Audello—good and bad. If you like what I say about Audello, then you can purchase it through my affiliate link: http://TheAudacitytoPodcast.com/getaudello Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/199 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

The Blubrry PowerPress podcasting plugin gives five methods for creating your podcast RSS feed from WordPress. Here's what each one means and when you should use them. 1. PowerPress default feed 2. PowerPress category podcasting 3. PowerPress podcast channels 4. PowerPress taxonomy podcasting 5. PowerPress custom-post-type podcasting Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/196 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Your podcast needs a plan if you hope to reach any success. I often suggest making a list of topics for podcasting, and here are 4 ways to plan your upcoming podcast topics—whether you're already podcasting or just launching your podcast. 1. Brainstorm for your own ideas 2. Find questions you can answer 3. Ask for questions 4. Look for inspiration in other places Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/195 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

We all make podcasting mistakes. Here are 10 things many podcasters do wrong with their podcast production. 1. Having bad volumes 2. Publishing poor audio quality 3. Writing few or no show notes 4. Editing and processing too much or too little 5. Talking over each other 6. Recording onto the same track 7. "Buzzard-circling" 8. Including unwanted noises 9. Not allowing for editing 10. Using poor mic technique Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/194 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

September was a big month for podcasting (and also seen as the 10-year anniversary). Here are the nine podcasting news items you should not have missed! Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/193 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Podcasting is an amazing tool by which anyone can use their voice to change the world! In celebration of National Podcast Day, I'll share four amazing things you can accomplish with a podcast. 1. Find your success (for a business or hobby) 2. Build relationships 3. Change lives 4. Have fun! Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/192 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Podcast cover art is often a potential subscriber's first impression of your podcast. Here are the technical specs and ten elements of great podcast artwork. 1. Unified branding 2. Highest-resolution or vector foundation 3. Recognizable concept at small sizes 4. Big, legible text 5. Few words 6. Bold contrast 7. Relevant imagery 8. Template for episode images 9. No clichés 10. Consideration for circle-crops Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/191 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

The more popular you get, the more likely you'll receive some negative feedback: a scathing 1-star iTunes review, a nasty email, or mean comments. Here are 10 ways to deal with this negative feedback toward your blog or podcast. Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/190 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

A text-expander lets you type a few characters and then expands out to full text. Here are ten ways to use TextExpander for OS X or PhraseExpress for Windows to podcast faster. Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/189 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Happy Labor Day! In celebration of this American holiday, I'll share how much you should expect podcasting to take, how to speed up your workflow, and how I work with my podcasts. Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/188 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

Podcast Movement 2014 was an amazing podcasting conference! Here are the top highlights for podcasters. Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/187 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005

YouTube is not a podcasting platform, but podcasters can still use YouTube with podcasting. As another point of distribution, YouTube can help with search-engine optimization (SEO), growing your podcast audience, and complementing your platform. 1. Publish your audio podcast on YouTube 2. Publish “talking head” video from your recording session 3. Upload HD video episodes to YouTube 4. Embed YouTube videos on your site 5. Use Google+ Hangouts (on Air) for interviews and roundtables 6. Create video promos on YouTube for your regular podcast content 7. Live-stream with YouTube Live 8. Create supplemental YouTube videos to complement your podcast 9. Link to your site and affiliates with YouTube descriptions, annotations, and comments 10. Monetize your content with ads Follow me on http://twitter.com/theRamenNoodle Links and shownotes at http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/186 FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com Send a voice message from http://TheAudacitytoPodcast MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005